Research

Publications

2023

Techno-economic analysis of a biogas-to-methanol process: Study of different process configurations and conditions

Journal of Cleaner Production — Elsevier

Riccardo Rinaldi, Giorgia Lombardelli, Manuele Gatti, Carlo Giorgio Visconti, Matteo Carmelo Romano

2023

One-pot lower olefins production from CO2 hydrogenation

In collaboration with Tecnimont (IT)

Catalysis Today — Elsevier

Chiara Coffano, Alessandro Porta, Carlo Giorgio Visconti, Francesca Rabino, Guido Franzoni, Barbara Picutti, Luca Lietti

2023

Investigation of DFMs for CO2 Capture and Methanation by Coupled Microreactor Experiments and FT-IR Spectroscopy

Energy & Fuels — American Chemical Society

Alessandro Porta, Roberto Matarrese, Carlo Giorgio Visconti, Luca Lietti

2023

Electrified methane steam reforming on a washcoated SiSiC foam for low‐carbon hydrogen production

AIChE Journal — Wiley

Lei Zheng, Matteo Ambrosetti, Daniele Marangoni, Alessandra Beretta, Gianpiero Groppi, Enrico Tronconi

2023

Fluid dynamics aspects and reactor scale simulations of chemical reactors for turquoise hydrogen production

Advances in Chemical Engineering — Academic Press

Kaustav Niyogi, Daniele Micale, Davide Cafaro, Mauro Bracconi, Matteo Maestri

2023

Catalytic and non-catalytic chemical kinetics of hydrocarbons cracking for hydrogen and carbon materials production

Advances in Chemical Engineering — Academic Press

Clarissa Giudici, Francesco Serse, Andrea Nobili, Mauro Bracconi, Matteo Maestri, Matteo Pelucchi

2022

Numerical and experimental assessment of a novel SOFC-based system for micro-power generation

Journal of Power Sources — Elsevier

Alberto Cammarata, Maria Carmenza Dìaz Lacharme, Paolo Colbertaldo, Alessandro Donazzi, Stefano Campanari

2022

Catalytic and electrocatalytic performance of Sr (Ti0. 3Fe0. 7Ru0. 07) O3-δ for applications in solid oxide fuel cells supplied with ethanol steam reforming mixtures

In collaboration with Northwestern University (USA)

Journal of Power Sources — Elsevier

Alessandro Donazzi, Travis A Schmauss, Scott A Barnett

2022

Flexible Power & Biomass-to-Methanol plants: Design optimization and economic viability of the electrolysis integration

In collaboration with Frames Renewable Energy Solutions (NL)

Fuel — Elsevier

Alessandro Poluzzi, Giulio Guandalini, Simone Guffanti, Cristina Elsido, Stefania Moioli, Patrick Huttenhuis, Glenn Rexwinkel, Emanuele Martelli, Gianpiero Groppi, Matteo C Romano

2022

Intensification of catalytic reactors: A synergic effort of Multiscale Modeling, Machine Learning and Additive Manufacturing

Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification — Elsevier

Mauro Bracconi

2022

Assessment of a catalytic plate reactor with in-situ sampling capabilities by means of CFD modeling and experiments

In collaboration with McGill University (CA)

Chemical Engineering Journal — Elsevier

Varun Surendran, Mauro Bracconi, Jose A Hernandez Lalinde, Matteo Maestri, Jan Kopyscinski

2022

Dual-layer AdSCR monolith catalysts: A new solution for NOx emissions control in cold start applications

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental — Elsevier

Maria Elena Azzoni, Federico Sascha Franchi, Nicola Usberti, Nicole Daniela Nasello, Lidia Castoldi, Isabella Nova, Enrico Tronconi

2022

H2 from biofuels and carriers: gas-phase and surface ethanol conversion pathways on Rh/Al2O3 investigated by annular microreactor coupled with Raman and FTIR spectroscopy

In collaboration with Sapienza Univiersità di Roma (IT)

Journal of Catalysis — Elsevier

Veronica Piazza, Roberto BS Junior, Giulia Luccisano, Daniela Pietrogiacomi, Gianpiero Groppi, Delia Gazzoli, Alessandra Beretta

2022

Transient kinetic analysis of passive SCR systems for NH3 abatement from natural gas fueled heavy duty engines over dual-layer ASC catalysts: An experimental and modelling study

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental — Elsevier

Nicola Usberti, Sara Ciria, Stefano Golini, Gabriella Mancino, Edoardo Merlone Borla, Isabella Nova, Enrico Tronconi

2022

Appraising Multinuclear Cu2+ Structure Formation in Cu‐CHA SCR Catalysts via Low‐T Dry CO Oxidation with Modulated NH3 Solvation

Chemistry Open — Chemistry Europe

Umberto Iacobone, Isabella Nova, Enrico Tronconi, Roberta Villamaina, Maria Pia Ruggeri, Jillian Collier, David Thompsett

2022

Interconversion between Lewis and Brønsted–Lowry acid sites on vanadia-based catalysts

In collaboration with Paul Scherrer Institute (CH)

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics — RSC

Rob Jeremiah G Nuguid, Lorenzo Ortino-Ghini, Vitaly L Suskevich, Jie Yang, Luca Lietti, Oliver Kröcher, Davide Ferri

2022

Catalytic Upgrade of Pyrolysis Vapors: Bio-Fuels Production from Acetic Acid on Ru/TiO2 Catalyst

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Veronica Piazza, Luca Lietti, Alessandra Beretta

2022

The effect of catalyst formulation and Rh dispersion on the performance of a CPO fuel processor investigated by operando sampling technique and predictive modelling analysis

In collaboration with CNR (IT)

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy — Pergamon

Roberto BS Junior, Anna Maria Ferretti, Andrea Carrera, Alessandra Beretta, Gianpiero Groppi

2022

H2 from biofuels and carriers: A kinetic investigation of formic acid decomposition on Rh/Al2O3 in the annular reactor

Chemical Engineering Research and Design — Elsevier

Veronica Piazza, Roberto BS Junior, Delia Gazzoli, Gianpiero Groppi, Alessandra Beretta

2022

Computational fluid dynamics of reacting flows at surfaces: Methodologies and applications

Chemie Ingenieur Technik

Daniele Micale, Claudio Ferroni, Riccardo Uglietti, Mauro Bracconi, Matteo Maestri

2022

Dynamic Binuclear CuII Sites in the Reduction Half-Cycle of Low-Temperature NH3–SCR over Cu-CHA Catalysts

In collaboration with Zhejiang University (CN)

ACS Catalysis — ACS

Wenshuo Hu, Federica Gramigni, Nicole Daniela Nasello, Nicola Usberti, Umberto Iacobone, Shaojun Liu, Isabella Nova, Xiang Gao, Enrico Tronconi

2022

Electrochemical Characterization of NdBa0.9Co2O5+δ SOFC Cathodes Prepared by Infiltration into Gd Doped Ceria Scaffolds

In collaboration with Pietro Fiorentini (IT)

Journal of The Electrochemical Society — IOP Publishing

Maria Carmenza Díaz Lacharme, Daniele Rossi, Stefano Campanari, Alessandro Donazzi

2022

H2 production by methane steam reforming over Rh/Al2O3 catalyst packed in Cu foams: a strategy for the kinetic investigation in concentrated conditions

Catalysis Today — Elsevier

Matteo Ambrosetti, Danilo Bonincontro, Riccardo Balzarotti, Alessandra Beretta, Gianpiero Groppi, Enrico Tronconi

2022

Nature and identity of the active site via structure-dependent microkinetic modeling: An application to WGS and reverse WGS reactions on Rh

Catalysis Today — Elsevier

Raffaele Cheula, Matteo Maestri

2022

CFD modeling of multiphase flows with detailed microkinetic description of the surface reactivity

Chemical Engineering Research and Design — Elsevier

Mauro Bracconi